So.... had my first tyre blowout....

[F5 Dave]

That is freaky shit right there

[OddDuck]

Damn that's a worry. Good on you for keeping the bike upright!

[Fresh Oats]

That is freaky shit right there

Yea I certainly don't recommend it.

0 out of 10, wouldn't do again.

[F5 Dave]

Clearly I was talking about the cold chisel incident.

[Fresh Oats]

Clearly I was talking about the cold chisel incident.

Well ex-fucking-cuse me princess.

[skippa1]

My own stupid stupid stupid fault. I knew the tyre pressure was getting low, I was meaning to check it. I could even feel it slipping when going around corners so I had a conscious decision that today was going to be the day.
Complete forgot, nek minute *boom* followed by a hefty fishtail on a near-300kg bike through an intersection up a hill.

I've been riding 60km twice a day every week day for the last 3 and a bit weeks for work on that new 110km expressway out of Hamilton. Fuck me, if it happened even 5 minutes earlier I would have been going like 130ish. I don't know what a blowout at 130 looks like (I didn't entirely have on all my protective gear either), but I don't imagine it's very fun. Because 50ish wasn't very fun.

Point being, please check your tyre pressure.
Talk about a wake up call.


queue all the old people ramblings about these "youngster millennial yobo's on their hipster racers not taking proper care of their bikes"

The only reason for low tyre pressures is a puncture or laziness.
Yours was laziness....so no excuse. Get your shit together before it costs you more than a tyre

[caspernz]

The only reason for low tyre pressures is a puncture or laziness.
Yours was laziness....so no excuse. Get your shit together before it costs you more than a tyre

Try instructing/licence testing as we do a basic bike check prior to rolling out.
I ask a chap what his rear tyre pressure should be. Answer is 38 psi.
Pointed out bulge and asked when did you last check pressure? Yesterday he says.
Out comes my pressure gauge, tyre reads 21 psi.
Checked yesterday? Yeah right...

[F5 Dave]

Well ex-fucking-cuse me princess.

It. Put. A . Hole. In. His. Rim.

Yours was just stupidity. Hey I considered responding first reply but decided to just let you be.

But that chisel story was actually something.

[husaberg]

It. Put. A . Hole. In. His. Rim.

Yours was just stupidity. Hey I considered responding first reply but decided to just let you be.

But that chisel story was actually something.

Dont defuse the stoush
Its KB fighting time

[Katman]

Dont defuse the stoush
Its KB fighting time

Until such time as someone's mean to you - at which point you'll go crying to the moderators.

[husaberg]

Until such time as someone's mean to you - at which point you'll go crying to the moderators.

Cool story bro. Already onto to another conspiracy, only this ones against you. One can only assume the mods must be in on it as well.
What other reason could there ever be, as to why you keep getting sin binned, other than its my fault.

[Taxythingy]

Cross fingers that never happens to me.
Had a cord let go inside my front tyre last year. Riding this to the bike store after work was squeaky bum time.

[Daffyd]

I had a similar experience about 11-12 years ago when I had the Virago. It had been imported form the UK about 8 years previously and, although low mileage, was still on the original tyres. My son and I were heading to a rally and were winding around the Catlins lake when the rear blew. Turned out the tyres were just plain perished. Not obvious from looking at them.

So, if you buy a used bike with low k's, but an older model change your tyres sooner rather than later.

[pritch]

I had a similar experience about 11-12 years ago when I had the Virago. It had been imported form the UK about 8 years previously and, although low mileage, was still on the original tyres. My son and I were heading to a rally and were winding around the Catlins lake when the rear blew. Turned out the tyres were just plain perished. Not obvious from looking at them.

So, if you buy a used bike with low k's, but an older model change your tyres sooner rather than later.

IIRC the manufacturers say four years is the life of a tyre. On reaching that age tyres are supposed to be returned to the manufacturer for testing. Obviously geography is not our friend in this instance.

The week and year of manufacture is written on the sidewall. This is for cars but bike tyres are the same.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring...ufactured.html

[Daffyd]

IIRC the manufacturers say four years is the life of a tyre. On reaching that age tyres are supposed to be returned to the manufacturer for testing. Obviously geography is not our friend in this instance.

The week and year of manufacture is written on the sidewall. This is for cars but bike tyres are the same.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring...ufactured.html

I guess there would be some leeway here... eg, a light cruiser used mainly for pootling as opposed to a full on sprotsbike being ridden at full noise.